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Ahmed Mohamed Aden

Public Health Officer

Somaliland15+ years experience

Also works as: Community Health Coordinator · Emergency Health Officer · WASH & Health Project Officer · Epidemic Response Specialist · Health and Nutrition Officer · First Aid Training Coordinator · Humanitarian Health Delegate

Senior Public Health Officer specialized in humanitarian emergency and epidemic response management

Open to work· Immediately Available Now

About

I am a senior Public Health Specialist with over 15 years of experience leading humanitarian response and emergency healthcare delivery in Somaliland. As a leader with the Somaliland Red Crescent Society, I have directed frontline epidemic interventions and community-wide hygiene initiatives while building local capacity through intensive first aid training. My expertise lies in outbreak control and disaster resilience, specifically focusing on strengthening community preparedness in high-stakes environments. I am now looking to leverage my deep operational knowledge to drive large-scale health programming and emergency response strategies for a global humanitarian organization.

Experience

  1. SR

    First Aid Facilitator & Community Health Lead

    Present

    Somaliland Red Crescent Society (SRCS)

    Present · 9 yrs

    • Facilitate accredited First Aid and Community-Based First Aid courses for humanitarian volunteers and community members
    • Lead community-based health awareness campaigns addressing communicable diseases, maternal and child health, and sanitation
    • Implement Youth Advocacy Champion initiatives on Climate Change Adaptation in partnership with the German Red Cross and Kenya Red Cross
    • Train emergency volunteers and local responders on safe dead body management and infection control during humanitarian crises
    • Execute rapid health assessment interventions in collaboration with branch leadership during local humanitarian emergencies
    • Supervise and mentor incoming humanitarian youth volunteer cohorts across the Togdheer region
  2. CT

    Cholera Response Volunteer / Health Worker

    Cholera Treatment Center (CTC) - SRCS Burao

    <1 yr

    • Administered immediate oral rehydration therapy and monitored hydration parameters for critical acute watery diarrhea cases
    • Enforced rigorous infection prevention and control, facility sanitization, and hand hygiene protocols across the treatment center
    • Conducted targeted community outreach to educate high-risk households on early symptom detection and oral rehydration preparation
    • Recorded daily patient admissions, treatment progress, and recovery indicators to feed into regional outbreak surveillance systems
    • Delivered door-to-door water purification and sanitation demonstrations across hotspot communities to curb disease transmission
  3. SR

    First Aid Training Officer

    Somaliland Red Crescent Society (SRCS) Burao Branch

    6 yrs

    • Delivered structured practical and theoretical first aid training curricula to diverse cohorts of students and humanitarian volunteers
    • Conducted community health education workshops focused on sanitation improvement, hygiene promotion, and HIV/AIDS prevention
    • Facilitated branch-level disaster risk reduction and community emergency preparedness assessments to strengthen local resilience
    • Managed instructional records, administered volunteer evaluations, and audited readiness of emergency first aid equipment
    • Represented the branch in inter-agency public health coordination meetings and community sensitization campaigns

Education

Master of Public Health (MPH)

Alpha University Burao Campus

Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacology and Biochemical Study

Alpha University Burao

Bachelor of Science in Public Health Officer (B.Sc.)

Alpha University College

Diploma of Nutrition

Togdheer University College

Certificate in Small Business Management

University of Burao / EDC Shaqodoon

Secondary School Certificate

Banana Boarding School

Skills

Climate Change Adaptation
Public Health Assessment
Community-Based First Aid (CBFA)
Training of Trainers (TOT)
Epidemic Preparedness & Response
Cholera & Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) Control
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
Hygiene & Sanitation Promotion (WASH)
Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORS)
Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS)
Disease Surveillance
Youth Advocacy & Community Mobilization
Clinical Nutrition
Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Languages

SomaliNativeEnglishProfessional) (Fluent

Certifications

Training of Facilitators (ToF) on Y-ADAPT & Youth Advocacy ChampionGerman Red Cross / Kenya Red Cross / SRCS
Management of the Dead in EmergenciesInternational Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
First Aid Training of Trainers (TOT)International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
First Aid Training of Trainers (TOT)ICRC Somaliland Hargeisa
Prevention and Controlling Cholera and Acute Watery DiarrheaSomaliland Red Crescent Society
Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) TechniqueWorld Health Organization (WHO)
Community-Based First Aid (CBFA)Somaliland Red Crescent Society
Ebola Disease Preparedness and Response TrainingSRCS Burao Branch
Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (DRR/CCA)SRCS Burao Branch
HIV/AIDS and Peer EducationSRCS Burao Branch
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) WorkshopSRCS Burao Branch
Six Months Course for First Aid TrainingSomaliland Red Crescent Society
First Aid, Dissemination & Home Hygiene/Sanitation TrainingSRCS Burao Branch

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